' -- - - RE-F ID A60676 - r I o # r - - ---- L -_y_sc - r - 360_5 r --io jantiar Y l9sS - - tmJOllA @UK FOR DIR ECTOR EO 3 3 li jo o2 PL -6-36 S'O TOPGECR T iii NSA I 1 On l Jfovember 1957 I submitted a memorandum in the torn or a aunima ry report of my visit and talks with Mr Hagelin1 and a CQP7 thereof torms Incl l to the present memorandum ' Also accompanying the present mfJll'lorandu ' l Incl 2 is the detailed report mentioned in Paragraph 2 ot my previous memorandum on this zsUl subject I cl l hereto 2 Ky l November 1957 memorandum made tour recommendations these are still under etudy- in NSA I understand that unfavorable report on the first ot 111 1 recommendations has been submitted to 7ou by the Director of PROD I have had as yEJti no opport unit7 to read PROD' a report but the substance ot it has been imparted to me by Dr Engstrom 3 Upon completing Incl 2 to rq present metr orandum detailed trip l eport I tind no reason to change any ot the tour reco iMlendations JJ1 ade in memorandum S a re ort or tri - Incl 1 to this memorandum o 411 Sinco my letter ot 'Zl October 1957 to Jfr Hagel1n Incl 4 to my memorandum dated 1 November I have not said anything more to him about this subject except l that the question'r I had raised wae still under studyJ 2 that NSA had managed to get control or the matter Bf 300 or more M-209 1 e which were about to be sold by aome surplus military stores ti nn in the U S and 3 that he need not worry about these M-209' a any longer 5 On 3 January 19 58 u- Hagelin wrote me a letter received on I JBn Ull Yo a copy ot which is attached hereto as Incl 3o 6 A cop7 or my reply thereto dated 10 Januar 1958 as Incl 4o I wonder how much reliance Mr Hagelin will teal warranted in placing upon m r etat ement that ho need worry about these M-209' s any longer With regard to selling him 200-'300 M-209 1s for use in a NATO collntry t'he official record file ot our dealings with Hr Hageling should be consulted So I recall the matter a similar request trom Mr Hagelln but tor a largeirnumber ot M-209'so was refused oy direction of USCIB ppen'deo Ooc ur cnts contai l cod3 word ma e al vr - - _ - - - - Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 01-26-2015 pursuantto E 0 1352a o --' - - - - REF ID A60676 c 0 Menton Jan 3 1958 P y BORIS HAGELIN ---- Dear Bill Annie and I went to the Coted 1A1ur on the 29th to apend a veek on the Mediterraneau Coast mainly in order to get aome rest tor Annie after all the Xmas act1v1t1ea We have had nice oUllDT days and atre enjoying ouraelves very mucb We now hope the good weather will last at least until we return to Zug on the 6th I re_qeive here a cou ple of days ago a communication tram Paris which I f'eel I should pass on to you Some of'f1ce in the U s Navy baa offered 20 M-209 'o tc the Argentinea provided the henc h liberated the necessary tunda in France tor p8 11De nt Ot course this is no great shakes a11 a business proposition but it tends to show how dif't'icult tlie lo'b ot the NSA is to keep tabs on the M-209 'a - y 118 fl Could we bU7 2-30 M-209 os from 10u tor use in a BA'l'O country Please e t me know and it' 188 at 1t'bat price o By the We trust all is well vith li lbeth and youraelt a n1 with best viahea trcm us both ' Attectione tely - o o' Io B BIS ' - - - - h j' I I _' ' ' I J This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu